Denver Mayor Michael Hancock fills out his ballot as he votes early in the 2012 election. / Ed Andrieski, AP

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: Denver mayor Michael Hancock may be a more flexible dancer than we were originally led to believe. After an initial Denver Post report that he injured himself practicing Ray Lewis' famed warmup dance, the mayor's office informs USA TODAY Sports that he caught his boot and seriously strained his right quad at a National Western Stock Show event Monday night. Apparently this means his injury is indeed more Bronco than Ravens related after all.

Regardless of its origins, the injury will likely force him to temporarily pull out of part of a bet he made with Baltimore's mayor over last Saturday's Broncos-Ravens game.

Hancock was apparently scheduled to do Lewis' dance prior to the Ravens' game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, although it isn't clear now when that will happen.

"Our Mayor is headed to the doctor now to find out when he will make a recovery and be able to fulfill his bet with Baltimore," spokeswoman Amber Miller said via e-mail.

As this Westword story points out, Hancock used to serve as Huddles, the Broncos' team mascot, back in the 1980s. We wish Mayor Hancock a quick recovery from his injury, although as Friday Night Lights fans know, Luke Cafferty managed to gut through a similar livestock related mishap in Season 4 to take the field for East Dillon.